Monkey in the Middle

Written By: Peter Margolies

Monkey in the Middle

She said don't kill me I am still a babyShe said I want to to live to be a ladyIt's not like there is anyone who needs meFoster child it's the state who feeds meNever had a momma bear to lead meBut I want a chance

I'm passed from home to home I'm now forgottenI walk the darkened streets with the downtroddenold cans and broken glass have been my lot inthis world

I once felt joy when I was very littleWe played a game called monkey in the middleShe said I have a photo from those yearsI only wish that I could still be littleIt seems I'm still the monkey in the middleIt's over

She said don't kill me I am still a babyShe said I want to live to be a ladyIt was months before they found her bodyDon't know how they knew it was her bodyDid they find her photo by her body?I really do not know

I'm passed from home to home I'm now forgottenI walk the darkened streets with the downtroddenold cans and broken glass have been my lot inthis world

I once felt joy when I was very littleWe played a game called monkey in the middleShe said I have a photo from those yearsI only wish that I could still be littleIt seems I'm still the monkey in the middleIt's over

She said don't kill me I am still a babyShe said I want to live to be a ladyYou see today I wandered through the playgroundI saw a mother playing with her childI knew right then I want to be a ladyI knew one day I want to have a babyI want to give that baby all I never had